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About Uveitis

Uveitis is not a single disease but a clinical spectrum of symptoms and signs caused by a variety of medical conditions. Although it accounts for about 1% of all eye diseases, Uveitis is the cause of 10-15% of blindness and so it must be managed very carefully. Prompt and appropriate treatment is needed to ensure good visual recovery, which is very often achievable. In most cases, a uveitis specialist – an eye doctor with specialist training in diagnosing and managing these diseases, should manage uveitis.

Causes

The cause of uveitis can be infection (like TB, Toxoplasmosis or viruses like herpes and CMV) or autoimmune conditions ( sarcoidosis, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease etc). In about half the cases, we may never find a specific cause but prompt treatment is always needed.

Symptoms

Symptoms can include red eye, light sensitivity, loss of reduction of vision, glare, floaters and pain.

Treatment

Uveitis can be in the anterior segment (front part of the eye), which usually can be treated with drops and sometimes injections to get a quick response. When uveitis affects the back of the eye, more aggressive treatment may be needed. This usually consists of a high dose of oral steroid medications for several weeks. Antibiotics are given in case of infection. Long-term treatment or more serious cases may need steroid sparing immune suppressant medication. This scan be in the form of tablets like mycophenolate or methotrexate or newer biologic medications, which are given in the form of injections. Steroid injections in to the eye may be needed as well. Although protracted, early, aggressive and appropriate treatment can achieve good control of this condition and patients can maintain good vision.

Examination

Clinical examination by a uveitis specialist who will then determine what further testing is needed to establish a cause. About 50% of time, a cause can be identified but all cases require treatment.

Investigation

Initially, patients will often need to have a variety of blood tests to look for infection or auto immune conditions, chest X-rays and other imaging. In the eye clinic patients may need an OCT scan of the retina and a fluorescein angiogram to look for leakage from the blood vessels in the retina. Patients may also be referred to other specialists like rheumatologists, gastroenterologists or neurologist to help diagnose a systemic cause of the uveitis.

Uveitis Specialists

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Dr. Fahd Quhill

Consultant Ophthalmologist in Medical Retina and Ocular inflammatory disease (Uveitis)

Dr Fahd Quhill is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Medical Retina and Ocular inflammatory disease at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. Dr Fahd specialises in the assessment and management of uveitis and inflammatory eye diseases (uveitis, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases of the eye) as well as medical retinal disease, such as diabetes, macular degeneration, inherited retinal disease and retinal vascular disease. He has broad experience in the diagnosis and management of complex inflammatory eye diseases, including the use of immunosuppression, as well as in treating retinal disease. Dr. Fahd trained in Ophthalmology in the United Kingdom at Oxford, Birmingham and London, completing three Medical Retinal Fellowships in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. He has undertaken research and served as principal investigator in numerous macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion and diabetic macular oedema trials. He has published 27 research papers on retinal and ocular inflammatory disease in leading journal/s such as Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology and Eye, among others. He is a member of several professional bodies, including the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

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Dr. Ramzi Ghanem

Consultant Ophthalmologist in Medical Retina, Vitreoretinal and Cataract Surgery

Dr. Ramzi Ghanem is a Consultant Ophthalmologist with extensive experience in cataract surgery as well as medical and surgical retina including the full spectrum of vitreoretinal surgery, intravitreal drug injection and laser treatment. Dr. Ramzi is a graduate of the University of Leipzig, Germany and completed his 2 doctoral thesis on anti-VEGF isomers in AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration) at the University of Leipzig and predictors for short term visual outcome after anti-VEGF therapy of CSME due to CRVO at the University of Bern, Switzerland. He has more than 20 years of experience in Germany, Switzerland and UAE. He has researched extensively, conducted clinical trials, published and lectured on his areas of expertise. He has been a HAAD consultant and examiner for licensure in ophthalmology.

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